Iridium Satellite LLC has finally unveiled a replacement for the (at least) 10 years old Motorola 9505A. The new 9555 satellite phone will be available as from November 08 and comes with some new features.

Phone 9555 at glance:

• Menu-driven interface
• Soft keys for flexible menu choices
• 27% lighter than previous model
• 30% smaller than previous model
• Internally retractable antenna for compact carrying
• Illuminated, weather-resistant keypad redesigned for ease-of-use
• A menu configurable in any of 21 languages
• Improved integration of messaging (short email and SMS)
• Additional address book fields
• Programmable international codes for automatic dialing
• Built-in help function
• Integrated speakerphone
• Mini-USB data port
• Standby time up to 30 hours
• Talk time up to 4 hours

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